Electorate profile: Carrum District

Map of Carrum District showing the suburbs of Edithvale, Chelsea, Carrum, and Seaford. The district boundaries include Mordialloc Creek in the north, Mornington Peninsula Freeway in the east, and Frankston-Dandenong Road in the south.
Click here for a more detailed electorate map (89kB, PDF).
Features of the District
| Location: | Carrum District is a bayside metropolitan electorate located approximately 24 kilometres from Melbourne. |
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| Area: | 32 square kilometres. |
| Region: | South Eastern Metropolitan Region |
| Suburbs: | Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens, Carrum, Chelsea, Chelsea Heights, Edithvale and Patterson Lakes.Parts of the suburbs of Mordialloc and Seaford. |
| Features: | Carrum District includes the Edithvale-Seaford wetlands environmental areas, several golf and country clubs, the Patterson Lakes estate, a stretch of foreshore reserve and a number of beaches. |
| Member: | Jennifer Lindell |
A statistical profile (external link) based on 2006 Census data is available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Election results
2006 State election results for Carrum District.2002 State election results for Carrum District.
Seat position within the swing.
Historical pattern
| 1976-96 | ALP |
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| 1996-99 | Liberal |
| 1999-present | ALP |


